[
UK
/nˈəʊsi/
]
ADJECTIVE
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offensively curious or inquisitive
the snoopy neighbor watched us all day
he flipped through my letters in his nosy way
prying eyes
curious about the neighbor's doings
curious about the neighbor's doings
How To Use nosey In A Sentence
- This, of course, does not stop her noseying around, interfering and gossiping to her heart's content, especially to her completely hen-pecked hubby Norman.
- Thirdly, Nosey, wi 'his kilt, and bannet, and red coat, was, to a' intents and purposes, as like a human creatur as a monkey could weel be. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 275, September 29, 1827
- I caught that Nosey Parker reading my diary.
- `I do that myself," she added, not wanting to appear nosey. FURTHER TALES OF THE CITY
- That old lady is very nosey, so nobody likes to talk to her.
- I began to feel ashamed of my nosiness but I hadn't intended to be nosey: I was just curious.
- Much ado about nothing, maybe, but when it comes to nosey and cynical journalists, few believe there can ever be smoke without fire.
- `He's awfully nosey about poor Sir Cedric's wine cellar," Stan told Reggie. WEEKEND FOR MURDER
- Books must deal with the local sheriff, an eager mortician, and a nosey reporter who all want a piece of the dying legend.
- By now some of the more nosey neighbors were peering out of their doors with curiosity.
